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Question 1

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In the Northern Hemisphere, an object traveling from west to east will initially be deflected to the ______ by the Coriolis force.
Answer
  • west
  • north
  • east
  • south

Question 2

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Which of the following pressure cells are located near 60° N in the Pacific Ocean?
Answer
  • the Aleutian Low
  • the Icelandic Low
  • the Bermuda High
  • the Hawaiian High
  • both the Bermuda High AND the Icelandic Low

Question 3

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According to the mountain-valley breeze cycle, which of the following times would be best to take a bicycle trip up a canyon, assuming you want the wind at your back?
Answer
  • very early in the morning
  • in the afternoon
  • very late at night
  • any time high pressure dominates over the mountains
  • none of these

Question 4

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Which of the following is correctly matched?
Answer
  • low pressure; sinking air in the Southern Hemisphere
  • high pressure; sinking air in the Northern Hemisphere
  • low pressure; counter-clockwise rotation in the Southern Hemisphere
  • low pressure; counter-clockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere
  • both low pressure; counter-clockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere AND high pressure; sinking air in the Northern Hemisphere.

Question 5

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The Coriolis force is strongest
Answer
  • near the poles
  • in the Southern Hemisphere
  • wherever there is a lot of friction
  • in the Northern Hemisphere
  • at the equator

Question 6

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Circulation around a high pressure center is termed
Answer
  • meridional
  • anticyclonic
  • zonal
  • cyclonic

Question 7

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A regional ocean current that is flowing from the equator towards a pole is most likely
Answer
  • a thermohaline current
  • a warm current
  • a cool current
  • an upwelling current

Question 8

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The land-sea breeze and mountain-valley breeze cycles are controlled by shifting thermal high and low pressure systems.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 9

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Air flowing fromt he subtropical highs to the subpolar lows produces which of the following global wind belts?
Answer
  • the westerlies
  • the trade winds
  • the doldrums
  • the polar easterlies

Question 10

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What is the extensive, flat layer of clouds that has formed at low altitudes?
Answer
  • the ITCZ and the subtropical highs
  • the ITCZ and the subpolar lows
  • the subpolar lows and the subtropical highs
  • the subpolar lows and the polar highs

Question 11

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Which of the following is affected most strongly by the Coriolis force?
Answer
  • winds near earth's surface
  • winds in the upper atmosphere
  • ocean currents
  • winds near the equator

Question 12

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Regional-scale ocean currents or "gyres" in the Northern Hemisphere typically flow
Answer
  • across the equator
  • consistently toward the North Pole
  • counterclockwise
  • clockwise

Question 13

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The Intertropical Convergence Zone is an example of which of the following?
Answer
  • a thermal low-pressure zone
  • a westerly wind belt
  • a thermal high-pressure zone
  • a dynamic high-pressure zone

Question 14

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At the surface of the earth, air flows
Answer
  • from high pressure to low pressure
  • from high pressure to high pressure
  • from low pressure to high pressure
  • from low pressure to low pressure

Question 15

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Which global wind belt is most common in the contiguous 48 United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii)?
Answer
  • the westerlies
  • the doldrums
  • the polar easterlies
  • the trade winds
  • the northerlies

Question 16

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Wind-generated energy resources are currently the fastest-growing energy technology in terms of new capacity.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 17

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Which of the following statements about the Coriolis force is true?
Answer
  • It makes toilets flush clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
  • It only affects objects moving north to south
  • It helps to produce counterclockwise rotation of air around a low-pressure center in the Northern Hemisphere
  • Its effects are enhanced by friction
  • all of these.

Question 18

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Which of the following relationships between pressure and temperature is usually true?
Answer
  • low pressure, cool, sinking air
  • high pressure, warm, rising air
  • low pressure, warm, rising air
  • high pressure, cool, sinking air
  • both low pressure, warm, rising air AND high pressure, cool, sinking air

Question 19

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Areas that experience monsoons are characterized by _________ summers and _______ winters.
Answer
  • wet; wet
  • dry; dry
  • wet; dry
  • dry; wet

Question 20

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The Gulf Stream current along the east coast of the United States is an example of
Answer
  • a saline current
  • a countercurrent
  • an upwelling current
  • a warm current
  • a cool current

Question 21

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According to the land-sea breeze cycle, what type of wind should a person expect when visiting a coastal beach during the day?
Answer
  • blowing from sea toward land
  • blowing along the coast, from north to south
  • no wind at all
  • blowing from land toward sea

Question 22

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Which of the following is correctly matched?
Answer
  • low pressure; counter-clockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere
  • high pressure; sinking air in the Northern Hemisphere
  • low pressure; counter-clockwise rotation in the Southern Hemisphere
  • low pressure; sinking air in the Southern Hemisphere
  • both low pressure; counter-clockwise rotation the Northern Hemisphere AND high pressure; sinking air in the Northern Hemisphere

Question 23

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In which of the following locations would one be most likely to find warm, dry, descending air?
Answer
  • the subtropical highs
  • the subpolar front
  • the polar highs
  • the ITCZ
  • none of the above

Question 24

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In which of the following locations would one be most likely to find warm, dry, descending air?
Answer
  • the subtropical highs
  • the subpolar front
  • the polar highs
  • the ITCZ
  • none of the above

Question 25

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Which of the following is an example of a cold local wind?
Answer
  • Chinook
  • valley breeze
  • Santa Ana
  • katabatic
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